There are more than 130 Nepali community organisations in Qatar, representing the 75 districts and ethnic blocks of Nepal.
Khotang Youth Society (KYS) was the first to be established in Qatar in 1998. Its first working committee was led by Madhav Kirati. The Embassy of Nepal in Qatar had not been set up back then, and KYS aimed to assist workers with any problems they were facing pertaining to their documents.
Gradually, Nepali community organisations in Qatar proliferated. Many of these organisations have used their platforms to channel funds to their home districts. Some have donated ambulances, others have supported street and orphaned children. They have built libraries, water taps and have provided clothes to underprivileged people and disaster survivors.
The organisations also do their bit in Qatar, frequently organising beach cleaning and blood donation programmes. Many also actively participate in and volunteer for Qatari national events and celebrations. They also assisted the Embassy of Nepal recently as it worked to replace handwritten Nepali passports with Machine Readable Passports.
Another important contribution of these organisations is the active teaching of Qatari traffic rules and laws to the large number of new recruits that land in the country. Many of the organisations meet every month in Muntazah Park to discuss plans for their future programmes.
The organisations are also active in organising sporting programmes and competitions, including volleyball, football and cricket matches and tournaments. These activities help rejuvenate workers.
Community caught with some of these organisations and talked about their activities. Following are the excerpts.      
 
Gorkha Welfare Society
The Gorkha Welfare Society (GWS) is a not-for-profit and non-political organisation. Established in 2003, the society aims to keep up the well-being of its members and help each other during the times of difficulty, such as grave injuries, illnesses and loss of life. GWS also focuses on promoting Nepali culture and tourism.
GWS was recently registered in Nepal in the Gorkha district, west of Kathmandu, and has started social services. GWS collect funds through membership fees and other donations, and has used the funds to conduct free-of-charge medical check-up programmes in Gorkha district, provide medical equipment to hospitals, assistance to kidney patients and air tickets to Nepali workers who face problems with their documentation. GWS also provides funds to support senior citizens and people with disabilities, disaster survivors and scholarships to disadvantaged children.      

Chitwan Youth Group
Established in 2001, the Chitwan Youth Group (CYG) has time and again initiated programmes to support non-resident community in many ways. Founding president, Sagar Nepal says CYG is supporting Nepali workers who suffer from failing health, accidents and personal tragedies. CYG is registered in Chitwan district, also west of Kathmandu, and also with Social Welfare Council (SWC), a governing body of all non-governmental organisations of Nepal.
 
Khotang Youth Society
Khotang Youth Society (KYS) was established in 1998. KYS is run by a 21-member working committee. KYS has provided financial and social support to accident survivors and family members of the dead. It provides free air tickets to needy workers, material support to earthquake survivors, scholarships to deserving Nepali students and organises cultural and musical programmes. KYS members collect monthly savings, and also sell T-shirts with the name and logo of the society to generate funds. KYS is planning to provide ambulance and medical equipment to a remote hospital in Khotang, eastern hill district of Kathmandu.    
 
Morang Sunsari Welfare Society
Morang Sunsari Welfare Society (MSWS) actively provides rescue and financial support, and legal and social consultancy to needy workers. It also co-operates with other organisations to support the victimised people of Nepal. Established in 2001 with a working committee led by Tilak Adhikari, MSWS regularly organises social, cultural and sport programmes. It has provided ambulances, funds for orphaned children, scholarships to deserving students. It has also conducted free eye camps, blood donation drives and disaster relief programmes.
 
Myagdi Non-Resident Nepali Association
Myagdi Non-Resident Nepali Association (MNRNA) was established in 2003 with Prem Rasaili as its leader. MNRNA is working on an ambitious project to create a free Wi-Fi zone in the remote Nepali district of Myagdi. The association has also funded medical support for people in need, helped disaster survivors and needy workers.
 
Kaski Ideal Welfare Society  
Kaski Ideal Welfare Society (KIWS) provides support to Nepali migrant workers from Kaski district who may be involved in serious accidents at their work places and are in need of help. The KIWS has been helping workers with their documentation since 2002. The society has supported the victims of glacier bursts, arsons and floods in remote locations of Kaski districts, has provided educational support to kids from lower castes and poor backgrounds, and has set up drinking water pipes and provided ambulances. KIWS chairman Man Bahadur Rana Magar says they will continue with their activities, while coming up with a plan to promote tourism in Kaski district.


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